With 250 people or more. To be canceled or rescheduled at this point. It is a recommendation not in order. But heres why and he gives you the reasoning that you should comply with this not holding that concert our Community Event can have cascading effects saving dozens of lives and preserving Critical Health care resources. They your family may need a month from now state Health Officials also advised that smaller events can only happen if the organizers can implement social distancing and make sure that people are no closer than 6 feet away from each other. In the bay area weve got several schools and events that have been canceled over growing concerns about coronavirus and that includes Lake Shore Elementary School in San Francisco. The school will be closed now for 2 weeks after 4 students and some family members reported having. Respiratory illnesses. They have been confirmed to have either at lakeshore any school in the district, but there are taking no chances lakeshore is right next to Law High School which we know was closed for nearly a week after a students parent came down with coronavirus high school reopened just yesterday. To keep new cases from entering our shores. We will be suspending all travel from europe to the United States for the next 30 days. Those will go into effect friday at midnight. Thats President Trump with the big travel ban announcement to that to people from europe can no longer come into the us this after the World Health Organization declared this a global pad for more details on the travel ban we have kron 4 Sarah Stinson live for us at sfo to walk us through what we know about so far sarah. In this new order from President Trump, we know that the ban includes 26 country so people from those 26 European Countries can no longer fly into airports like to come to the us and this is not include americans who are already in europe flying back to home so that is the good news and there was some confusion about that but they did clarify after that american citizens will be able to come back, theyll just be screened before entering the country this is very similar to the benny already put on travel from china, Vice President mike pence later announced even more specific things about this. He said americans coming home from europe will be funneled into 13 different airports and would be screened then each american returning to the us will be asked to self quarantine for 14 days, a european a union is definitely disapproving of this they said that this is has he is decision was made without consultation and President Trump said that europe is not doing enough to combat coronavirus so he is banning the travel from these countries excluding the United Kingdom and ireland just to name a few according to Health Officials in europe more than 4 that more than 17,000 cases have been confirmed and theres more than 700 people have died on the continent. Now one country being france. Theyre seeing a little bit of an uptick in cases and as we know it only already put theres on lockdown so i caught up with a couple here upper region, couple and theyre on their honeymoon. They wanted to see San Francisco. But now the deal is on lockdown there really nervous about france to same thing and now that trump has issued this order. Its just a scary situation. Youre on your honeymoon, but youre going to leave because youre nervous about the situation i mean their views we i know im going to use to my wife is a physiotherapist. Weaken the to close could be next. The on our business fall won the 2 months, its not what did you do for 24 hours in San Franciscos. Bogus to me. Top to both to sleep. Feel for if you can understand that they said burger king cable car and sleep thats what they did in San Francisco for 24 hours and now theyre working to get back home, they just cant risk being trapped outside of france say they do go on lockdown and say flights get scares us speaking of talk to the spokesperson with with sfo and he told me that its unclear how many flights will be canceled due to this new ban is going to be up to each airline to see what theyre going to service or not, but definitely were going to see some major impacts for now live at sfo Sarah Stinson kron 4 at 10 anchor sara in the east bay. Oakland is banning large events with more than a 1000 people and all of city owned venues and that includes the Convention Center of the paramount theater, the fox theater. The Oakland AlamedaColiseum Authority has canceled all events at the coliseum in the arena. Despite the disappointment over not being able to go to shows and other events fans say its probably for the best. Whatever the professionals that experts think is best for stopping the spread of this virus, im on board with whatever that is south and that means shutting down every single concert event im okay with that. Just not. Having get spread the contain its worst a couple days of staying in or weeks maybe but i think its worth not getting sick. Right now the ban last until march 31th, but youve got a now as we found out from yesterday to things can change that fast of the similar situation in the city ordered a 2 week ban on both public and private events of more than a 1000 people forced. Kelly has more. The mayor addressed the media flanked by several city officials including the Public Health director to discuss the outright ban of large scale events of a 1000 people or more which will be in effect citywide until march 25th but the Public Health order can be extended if necessary its about mitigating the impacts its about making sure that we reduce and eliminate the spread. While other major city owned then use cancel events after it was recommended last week. Not all private then use followed suit. The chase Center Hosted a warriors game tuesday night. The mayor sat down with the warriors president in advance of announcing the moratorium wednesday now its a requirement they are on board and fully supportive. While the ban takes effect immediately venue still have to be notified today the current theater was sold out of its matinee showing of harry potter and the cursed child. The theatres website states they had already reduced its capacity to 1000 and are contacting patrons to voluntarily Exchange Tickets for any performance that exceeds that capacity. But the threat of covid 19 was not to turn the fans. It was going to stop us from coming i said maybe were not as careful about it as we should be but i dont know she just stay inside not doing anything. A large scale events are being banned because theyre considered non essential. The superintendent of the citys Public Schools says that is not the case with childrens education. Theyre planning to keep all 132 schools open for at this time of the experts at the San Francisco department of Public Health do not recommend broad Public School closures. As schools are essential service with multiple Community Benefits and children have not been shown to be a highrisk group for serious illness at this time. That news was well received by the students at rosa parks elementary and their grandmother i feel and that this that the school is safe. And i feel like that at in a straighter says everythings ok then i think its totally fine. School Officials Say this is an evolving situation and parents should have plans in place in case their Childrens School has to shut down because of coronavirus now they also stress that students and Staff Members who are sick should stay home or in cali. Kron 4 is if we stop and that goes for the nba now as well doing their part suspending the entire season until further notice and what made him finally make this decision a player tested positive first a pro athlete, yeah here in the us that has come out as positive a to that and the announcement was made just before tipoff. Us utah jazz, the Oklahoma City thunder were about to begin their game. But again the game postponed after rudy go bare of the utah jazz came back positive for coronavirus players on both teams. Are now quarantined the nba officials will be reevaluating the schedule as the situation progresses, but this is just one of the biggest ripple effects weve seen now so far the suspension of the nba season by the way means no more warriors games at the chase center until further notice on force will tran is live in San Francisco. Now is a lot of the reaction from the warriors well. The warriors theyre ok with it they were supposed to play tonight albeit just in front of family and friends, but no fans and now they take their basketball turn off the lights and went home so the warriors not playing there are about 20 games left and the regular season, one option if they resume the season could be right to the playoffs. So that means the warriors we wont see them for the rest of this season. The warriors they were so happy about a week ago when steph curry returned to the court and then they were okay which is playing in front of family and friends now they have no choice but according to the president and the warriors basketball operations bob myers. He says this is bigger in basketball. A health his First Priority in life and thats. Thats what we message to our there but have as parents have kids and understood whats going on here and its bigger than the warriors. I got to tell you james and darya things are moving so quickly that the nba could make a decision as early as today has to what to do whether they resume the season in front of just empty arena cancel it altogether go to the playoffs. Everything is on the table but we could have a decision probably next couple of hours or so back to you. All right, thanks a lot. Have much more on that the reaction of the sports world and the bus yeah and dont forget much more coverage to on kron on thats our 24 7. 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Theyre enjoying the weather i mean theyre not theyre canceling vacations are staying in the bay area so lets see what is going to be like actually may be a day to stay in the backyard and have a barbecue that actually sounds like have you know whats funny is you know, we got rain on tap for the weekend it typically would be like oh this is a good weekend to go see a movie or something you know. Just yet today tomorrow good weekend a chill in the backyard and then saturday sunday monday you stay in that living room make yourself a doubt he 87 i said yeah its going to be one of those weekends where travel just one of the nice anyway right because youve got the rain and youve got the snow this morning. Weve got some fog that has settled on into the Golden Gate Bridge. Clear skies once you get above that fog though you can see from timber on that line of fog streaming right through the golden gate out there in the distance now conditions later on today will prove to be a lot less foggy in just a whole lot more sunny not for long though that cloud cover youre seeing at the top of the screen thats going make its way down the coast. And eventually result in a big cool down and rain just around the corner for the bay area final plea. A little bit of rain after such a long dry period for us so today tomorrow, lots of sunshine tomorrow, the nicest day of the weekend and then come saturday massive drop in temperatures starting with a few showers during the morning then widespread rainfall arrives into the evening for the bay area rainfall will continue not just through saturday night but into sunday and likely into monday to snowfall in the Sierra Nevada going to fall some very low elevations because this is a cold system right here its going to be dropping in with a big drop in temperatures and of course that snow in the mountains and a cold rain here in the bay area. Now today certainly not cold just yet were Still Holding on the warm and dry conditions that means daytime highs well into the 60s and 70s for coastal areas were going to be staying in the 60s and for some even a little cooler than yesterday but for inland areas will be just the opposite of that actually a little warmer than yesterday mid 70s for the south bay and even a few mid 70s out in the east bay low 70s right along the beach bayshore you head up into the north bay and even 80 in there in fairfield for your daytime high. Your sevenday forecast still to come. Robin. Traffic filling in at the Richmond Center fell unfolds the fog. Its maybe a little foggy here leaving richmond to the north bay traffic is stacked up just be on richmond parkway so its getting busy but still not bad and still lighter than normal at 13 minutes for the dry here at the bay bridge or backup thats feels right through the bottom of the maze, its Still Holding there so its no heavier no worse for a 12 minutes into San Francisco getting word of a fire burning next to the nimitz freeway were not quite sure whats on fire but the smoke, its coming over the sound wall right here along 80 north approaching hagan burger, its attracting a lot of attention so folks are slowing down pumping on the brakes on a family and row not on the freeway its on city streets but you can see it therefore we have slowed traffic. Were looking at that you sure thats 20 minutes from crockett to the maison 87 north at 2. 80 crash wrapping up your at 40 minutes because of that from 85 to one on one james. Robin National News our local hospitals and Health Care Centers equipped to properly handle the coronavirus pandemic thats the big question. The lawmakers are asking in dc we have joe khaleel now with the story. Because a couple of cases today going to be many many cases tomorrow, the White House CoronavirusTask Force Wants to ensure hospitals and Health Care Centers around the country are ready for the spread of the virus to get worse. Weve got a change of behavior. We have to essentially assume that we are going to get hit doctor. Anthony found he took questions from lawmakers on the hill wednesday, as Vice President mike pence hosted 15 healthcare and Hospital Executives at the white house were at a point now where as cases continue to escalate we really need to ensure that any request being made by hospitals to obtain product. Are fulfilled show me sauce with premier healthcare company. She says the coronavirus is already stretching hospital resources thin and she says the federal government should step in now to help connect Healthcare Networks with medical supplies, they need that has meant masks respirator masks but also ensuring they have access to gloves surgical gowns except rather that are needed in order to help prevent spread of the disease, i think they have to talk about how fast this disease is kind of progress senator Dianne Feinstein says the white house should be asking